"There is hope for the world." Pete Seeger: The Power of Song.Hear the reflections of one of the great figures of American folksong, along with music from a remarkable life, recorded during Fiona's visit with Pete Seeger.

Where Have All The Flowers Gone? ...by Pete Seeger from Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits (Columbia) Where Have All The Flowers Gone…by Tommy Sands with Dolores Keane & Vedran Smailovic from Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Appleseed) Waist Deep in the Big Muddy…by Dick Gaughan from Sail On (Greentrax) If I Had a Hammer…by Nanci Griffith & Friends from Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Appleseed) The D Minor Flourish…by Pete Seeger from At 89 (Appleseed) Michael Row the Boat Ashore…by Pete Seeger from Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits (Columbia) Pretty Polly…by Pete Seeger from American Folk Anthology (Not Now Music) [ID Excerpt] Where Have All The Flowers Gone…by Sharon Isbin from Journey to the New World (Sony Classical) One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff…by Pete Seeger from At 89 (Appleseed) This Land is Your Land…by Pete Seeger from Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits (Columbia) Step By Step…by Sweet Honey in the Rock Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Appleseed) Turn, Turn, Turn… by Dick Gaughan from Redwood Cathedral (Greentrax)How Can I Keep From Singing …by Bruce Springsteen from We Shall Overcome- the Seeger Sessions (Columbia) And Still I am Searching…by Pete Seeger from Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Appleseed)

Program 1439: Thistle Christmas (December 23, 2010) Week 1

Hear traditional carols, along with seasonal favorites, dance tunes and verses that have all become a part of the traditional Irish and Scottish Christmastide.

Travel with us to the North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains and Warren Wilson College, home to the Swannanoa Gathering series of folk arts workshops. A legendary figure in American music joined the Gathering during its "Traditional Song Week" launch: Jean Ritchie, born and raised in Viper, Kentucky in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Jean was an important figure on the New York folk scene in the 1950s and is credited with reviving interest in the mountain dulcimer, once a regional folk instrument only. In her long career, she has recorded more than 30 albums, published 10 books and won numerous awards, including the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts: the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship. Join our intimate audience at the Swannanoa Gathering and meet songwriter and collector, dulcimer player and singer, Jean Ritchie.

The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore…by Jean Ritchie from High Hills and Mountains (Greenhays) Black Waters…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays) Old George’s Square…by Jean Ritchie – performed live at SwannanoaShady Grove…by Jean Ritchie – performed live at Swannanoa[ID excerpt] Over the River to Feed My Sheep…by Jean Ritchie from The Most Dulcimer (Greenhays) Amazing Grace…by Jean Ritchie – performed live with audience at SwannanoaWhere Are You Going?…by Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson from At Folk City (Smithsonian Folkways) Little Bird…by Jean Ritchie – performed live at SwannanoaNone But One…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays)

Program 1437: A Gentle Revolution (December 9, 2010) Week 49

Explore the massive international impact of the small harp, building momentum since the 1970s in music from Celtic roots.

Join our conversations with song collectors, this time David Holt and Sara Grey who each share their knowledge of the song traditions that span the Atlantic, along with mesmeric claw hammer banjo styles and much more.

Best known for the Grammy winning "Riverdance," Bill Whelan has played with legendary band Planxty and produced records for U2. His 'Connemara Suite' was written for traditional musicians in a chamber orchestra setting. Hear excerpts from Whelan's music along with other sounds from Ireland's wild west.

Follow the story of emigration from the Highlands of Scotland through the medium that conveys its impact most accurately: song.

To America We Go…by Ashley MacIsaac from Ashley MacIsaac (Decca) The Road of Tears…by Battlefield Band from The Road of Tears (Temple) Miughalaigh…by Maggie MacInnes from Leaving Mingulay (Marram) Johnny, Lovely Johnny…by Cara Dillon from Hill of Thieves (Charcoal) Dùthaich MhicAoidh (Mackay Country)…by Fiona J. Mackenzie from A Good Suit of Clothes (Greentrax) Take Me to the Sea…by Battlefield Band from The Road of Tears (Temple) Canada/Oh Mo Dùthaich…by The Poozies from Yellow Like Sunshine (Greentrax) [ID Excerpt] A Fàgain Mhiughalaigh…by Maggie MacInnes from Leaving Mingulay (Marram) Emigrant Peak/A St. Kilda Dance/The Fairy Shoemaker/The Rose Without Rue…by William Jackson from Heart Music (Iona) Dèan Cadalan Sàmhach (Sleep Quietly)…by Fiona J. Mackenzie from A Good Suit of Clothes (Greentrax) Two Shoes in Shady Grove…by Zan McLeod from Highland Soul (Joy of Music Productions) Garden Valley…by Cara Dillon from After the Morning (Rough Trade)Tilleadh an Eilthirich (Return of the Wanderer)…by Fiona J. Mackenzie from A Good Suit of Clothes (Greentrax)Lively Steps…by Natalie MacMaster from Live (Greentrax)